University of Missouri

Andrew Fahringer, who won a state championship in the discus, is one of four individuals to be inducted into the Whitehall High School Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night before the Zephyrs' varsity basketball game against Freedom.

The ceremony is expected to begin at 6:45 p.m. with the game to follow about 7:30.

Fahringer, a 2007 graduate, won three PIAA medals during his career. He was a four-time District 11 champion and a three-time Lehigh Valley Conference gold medalist in throwing events. The high point of his career was winning the state discus title in 2006. He continued his career at the University of Virginia, where he was a four-time Atlantic Coast Conferene...

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